9:30 PM,
Jul. 5, 2013

Troy Roberts, left, knows the Rochester Rhinos have little time to make up the points they need to make the playoffs.

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The Rhinos have not missed the playoffs in their 17 years as a franchise, but with nine league games left, they sit uncomfortably close to the bottom of the standings. The top eight teams in the USL Pro League advance to the postseason. Rochester is 11th in the league, eight points behind the No. 8 Los Angeles Blues.

"We don't have too many more games; it's not like we have a bunch of time," said Troy Roberts, team captain and a center defender, after Friday afternoon's training session. "So the pressure's there, but that's part of being professional."